US rank #13727 Girls' name Peak 1999 791 births

Tya — #13727 US girls' name

791 babies named Tya in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s131970s931980s1371990s2112000s2452010s722020s20
#13727
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 22% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Tya was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

41 babies were named Tya in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tya

The Social Security Administration has registered 791 babies named Tya between 1967 and 2024, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tya currently holds the #13727 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 245 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Tya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Tya in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 791 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

791

Since 1967

58 years of records

Peak year

1999

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,727

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1967

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1967

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
41
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
01020304050 202420132006199919921985197819681967 6

Tya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
245 births that decade — 31% of Tya's all-time total
1960s131970s931980s1371990s2112000s2452010s722020s20

Tya by state

Where Tya concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Tya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 1.3%
#2 California
6 0.8%
#3 Ohio
5 0.6%
Texas share of Tya's total US births 1.3%
Even split

10 of 791 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tya?
791 babies have been named Tya since 1967. It currently ranks #13727 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 41 births.
When was Tya most popular?
Tya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 245 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Tya most popular?
The top states for the name Tya are Texas (10 births), California (6 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Tya been used?
Tya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 58 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tyanna, Tyana, Tyasia, Tyann, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1967–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.